SECOND ORDER STATISTICS OF DUAL SELECTION DIVERSITY OVER CORRELATED WEIBULL FADING CHANNELS IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE

In this paper, second order statistics of dual selection combining (SC) system applying desired signal decision algorithm are obtained for the case when that diversity system operates in Weibull interference-limited environment. Namely, a novel closed-form expression for outage probability (OP), necessary for an analysis of average fade duration (AFD), in the term of Meijer’s G-function is derived for general case in which desired signal and cochannel interference (CCI) are exposed to fading with different severities. Depending on fading environment, semi-analytical and analytical expressions for average lever crossing rate (LCR) are obtained, too. Numerical results are presented to accomplish proposed mathematical analysis and to examine the effects of system and channel parameters on concerned quantities

NLOS mitigation techniques in GNSS receivers based on Level Crossing Rates (LCR) of correlation outputs

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) provide navigation services with a highly precise estimation of the position. First military influenced, the use of satellite-based positioning has gained a lot of interest also in civilian tasks nowadays. Because the GNSS performance has been improved over the years, the state-of-the-art GNSS navigation does include indoor positioning and moving autonomously with help of GNSS. The accuracy, which essentially has to be high, can be disturbed by multipath (e.g. diffraction, reflection, refraction or scattering). A possibility to detect multipath, and possibly to avoid those signals in the position solution, is totally necessary. A non-direct signal, namely Non-Light-of-Sight (NLOS), can lead to low accuracy of the positioning. Therefore, this thesis is dealing with the NLOS detection by using the Level Crossing Rate (LCR), which has been used in electronic communication such as Wifi. The thesis is divided in two parts, including a literature review part, following by a simulation of the developed detection technique. All basic knowledge about this work can be extracted from the literature part. In the simulation section, several tests will be provided, done by Matlab simulations. To perform a realistic GNSS signal, a dynamic Galileo Composite Binary Offset Carrier (CBOC) signal was produced

Primena tehnika kombinovanja kod bežičnih telekomunikacionih sistema u prisustvu smetnje

Research results shown in this thesis consider selection combining space diversity systems. Weibull fading model is used to describe a desired signal and interference in a wireless telecommunication channel. In an interference-limited environment, like a cellular communication system, the level of cochannel interference is sufficiently high compared to noise so that it can be neglected. In that case, a selection combining receiver can employ different combining algorithms, that can be used to forward the chosen signal to the output of the receiver. After the theoretical basis, which is given at the beginning of the thesis, a detailed analysis of space diversity systems that use different selection algorithms is presented. The system performance is analyzed using one of the proposed criteria: maximal signal-tointerference ratio, maximal desired signal, maximal total signal, and minimal interference. For a system employing each of these algorithms, a detailed analysis of statistical characteristics of first and second order is given using the expressions derived in this thesis. The first focus is on deriving the expressions for probability density function of instantaneous signal-to-interference ratio at the output of selection combining receiver employing each of the previously mentioned algorithms. Based on the derived expressions, numerical results are presented for statistical characteristics of the first order, namely outage probability, average bit error probability, average signal-to-interference ratio and channel capacity. Additionally, for the statistical characteristics of the second order, which are level crossing rate and average fade duration, expressions for joint probability density function of instantaneous signal-tointerference ratio and its time derivative are derived. A new mathematical approach for obtaining analytical expression for probability density function of instantaneous signal-to-interference ratio at the output of selection combining receiver with two branches that uses maximal signal-to-noise ratio algorithm is presented. Considering that mobile terminals are relatively small, the distance between receiving antennas is not large enough to be neglected. Therefore, the correlation between the branches is included in the analysis of statistical characteristics of the first order. Due to easier mathematical manipulation, statistical characteristics of second order do not consider correlation between receiving branches. Numerical results obtained using the expressions derived in this thesis for different decision algorithms are presented graphically. The illustrations show the influence of fading severity, correlation between the desired signals, as well as the interfering ones and balanced and unbalanced inputs for each of mentioned algorithms on outage probability, average bit error probability, average signal-to-interference ratio and channel capacity. The results for second order statistics for dual branch selection diversity system operating in Weibull fading environment were compared for a system that employs two selection algorithms, algorithm based on maximal signal-to-interference ratio, as most frequently used one, and algorithm based on minimal interference, the algorithm that was not exploited in literature. The main contribution of this thesis lies in obtained results for statistical characteristics and performance of the system that uses four proposed algorithms at receiver side. The presented analysis of selection diversity system for given channel conditions can be applied to achieve optimized solutions of wireless system design

Performanse bežičnog telekomunikacionog sistema u prisustvu n-m fedinga

In this thesis characteristics of wireless communication system operating over η-μ fading channel are considered together with diversity reception techniques which reduce the influence of η-μ fading on the system’s outage probability, average bit error rate, channel capacity, level crossing rate and average fade duration. Performance improvement is very significant within radio systems operating into cell network configuration. Cell network configuration realization could be used for increasing capacity of wireless communication system. With the increase of number of cells, i.e. with reducing the surface area of each cell, channel capacity increases. With the increase of number of cells, co-channel interference level increase, which degrades system performance values. In this work the compromise between the system capacity and reception quality is inquired. By applying diversity reception techniques, system performance values, degraded by the influences of slow fading, multipath fading and co-channel interference, are improved, so it is possible to reduce the cell area and to increase system capacity. In the second part of Phd thesis, various distributions for modeling the envelope variations in fading channels have been presented, cases in which these models are used have been pointed out, and advantages and imperfections of corresponding models for corresponding propagation scenarios have been presented. In third chapter, statistical characteristics of the first order of η-μ random variable, α-η-μ random variable and squared η-μ random variable are considered. For each mentioned variables, expressions for probability density function, cumulative distributive function, characteristic function and moments have been derived. Also for each observed case sum of two random variables, product of two random variables, ratio of two random variables, maximal value of two random variables and minimum value of two random variables have been determined. Obtained results are used for determining performances of wirelles reception with applied diversity technique for mitigation fading influence on system performances. Based on obtained expressions, graphs are depicted for probability density functions and cumulative distribution functions for the various values of propagation environment parameters. Probability density function and cumulative distribution function values are also graphically presented for α-η-μ random variable in the function of α and μ parameter change. For the purpose of performance analysis in η-μ fading environment, in the fourth chapter have been considered transformations of three η-μ random variables. Based on presented transformations of η-μ random variables, transmission performances estimation has been conducted, for the η-μ fading channel. Estimation of signal performances for the cases when diversity techniques are applied are carried out based on standard signal performance measures, i.e. outage probability (OP), average bit error probability (ABER), for observed modulation format and channel capacity. Graphically are presented ABER values for various values of system parameters when transmission is carried out with different modulation formats. By comparing obtained values it can be seen received signal performance improvement for the cases when diversity techniques are apliied over the reception case when there is no diversity technique applied. In the fifth chapter statistical characteristics of the second order of η-μ radnom proccess, and random proccesses which represent various variations of η-μ radnom proccess, are considered. Brand new random proccesses, for describing fading in special channel conditions are fromed. For all this cases level crossing rates are determined. In the sixth chapter of this Phd thesis are considered wireless communication systems with reception with applied diversity techniques for mitigating the influence of η-μ fading on system performances. Space diveristy technique has been used. Useful signals are accepted at the antennas, envelopes of these signals are combined and decision is made based on the signal values at the combiner outputs. System performances are determined for the cases of SC and MRC combining. For bouth cases probability density function and cumulative distribution function of the signal at the combiners outouts are derived, as well as the average bit error rate for the various used modualtion formats and level crossing rate. Results for ABER for various modulation formats are graphically presented as well as the improvement of the outage probability at the reception obtained by applying SC with two reception branches. In this part it has also been considered the case when bouth desired and interferring signal are described with η-μ distribution, as well as the case when desired signal has been described with η-μ distribution while interference has been described with κ-μ distribution. In the seventh chapter macrodiversity sistem with SC reception and two MRC microdiversity combiners has been considered. At the inputs at the microdiversity combiners η-μ fading is present, while at the inputs as macrodiversity combiners slow Gamma fading is present. For this model of system it has been calculated probability density function, cumulative distribution function, characteristic function, moments, variance, outage probability and level crossing rate for the signal at the macrodiversity combiner output. Results obtained for level croosing rate at the macrodiversity combiner output are graphically presented

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General exact formulations for the outage probability and for the performance of a hybrid combining method in wireless communication systems

Orientador: Michel Daoud YacoubDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de ComputaçãoResumo: Este trabalho propõe uma formulação nova e prática para a probabilidade de outage em sistemas de comunicação sem fio, denominada Probabilidade de Outage Conjunta (JOP, do inglês Joint Outage Probability). Dado um conjunto de restrições para as razões sinal-interferência-mais-ruído de sinais mutuamentente interferentes, a JOP corresponde à probabilidade de que pelo menos uma dessas restrições não seja atendida. Uma solução exata e geral para a JOP é demonstrada, junto com uma condição necessária e suficiente para que ela seja não-trivial. Ademais, uma expressão fechada paraa JOP em um ambiente Rayleigh onde os sinais são independentes é apresentada. As formulações obtidas são ilustradas através de um exemplo em alocação de potência. Além disso, este trabalho introduz e investiga um esquema geral de combinação de diversidade, denominado MRCS, baseado na seleção de sinais combinados por razão máxima. Este método de combinação possui uma implementação simples e uma formulação analítica matematicamente tratável, podendo ser diretamente aplicada a situações onde existe seleção de sítio. Uma análise geral da distribuição de probabilidade (confiabilidade), taxa de cruzamento de nível e duração média de desvanecimento na saída do combinador é apresentada, além de exemplos para um ambiente de desvanecimento Nakagami-m. No entanto, o principal resultado da análise do MRCS é a demonstração de uma expressão fechada, exata e simples de implementar computacionalmente para a razão sinalruído média da saída do combinador. Esta expressão pode ser utilizada quando o produto entre o número de ramos combinados por razão máxima e o parâmetro de Nakagami-mé inteiro, generalizando um resultado já apresentado na literatura. As formulações introduzidas aqui podem ser diretamente aplicadas ao dimensionamento de redes sem fio.Abstract: This work presents a useful, novel formulation for the outage probability in wireless communication systems, here named Joint Outage Probability (JOP). Given a set of signal-to-interferenceplus-noise ratio restrictions for mutually interfering signals, the JOP corresponds to the probability that at least one of the restrictions is not satisfied. A general exact solution for the JOP is derived, along with a necessary and sufficient condition for a non-trivial solution. In addition, a closed-form expression for the JOP in an independent non-identically distributed Rayleigh scenario is obtained. An application example of the formulations is presented by a power allocation problem. In addition, this work also introduces and investigates a general diversity combining scheme, here named MRCS, in which maximal-ratio combined signals are chosen on a selection combining basis. This combining method has a simple implementation and a tractable analytical formulation that can be directly applied to situations in which site selection exists. A general analysis of the probability distribution (reliability), level crossing rate, and average fade duration at the output of the combiner is provided, along with examples for a Nakagami-m fading environment. The main result of the MRCS analysis, however, is the derivation of an exact, easy-to-evaluate closed-form expression for the mean signal-to-noise ratio at the output of the combiner. Such an expression is applicable for conditions in which the product of the number of maximal ratio combining branches and the Nakagami-m parameter is an integer and it generalizes a result presented elsewhere in the literature. The formulations derived here find a direct applicability in the dimensioning of practical wireless networks.MestradoTelecomunicações e TelemáticaMestre em Engenharia Elétric

Transmit antenna selection in fading wireless communication systems

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-83).To address the drawbacks associated with multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, we propose the use of the transmit antenna selection technique. In transmit antenna selection, the best performing antenna(s) is selected from all the available transmit antennas for transmission. Transmit antenna selection reduces the number of radio frequency chains, and the system complexity while still achieving the goals of multiple antenna systems. In this thesis the performance of a MIMO system employing transmit antenna selection and maximal-ratiocombining is studied

Statističke karakteristike prvog i drugog reda signala u bežičnom telekomunikacionom sistemu sa selekcionim kombinovanjem

In doctoral dissertation, first and second order system performances of wireless communication system in the presence of fading and interference are considered. Theoretically, four cases are taken into consideration, and obtained numerical results are graphically presented and analyzed. Firstly, wireless mobile communication system with the receiver that contains automatic frequency control (AFC) loop operating over fading channel in the presence of single interference is considered. Performance measures, such as average switching rate (ASR) and mean time lose of lock (MTTL), are defined. In this doctoral dissertation, ASR and MTTL, for three different fading channels: Kg, α-μ and k-μ are obtained. In the next chapter, wireless relay communication system with two sections in the presence of multipath fading is considered. Signal envelope at the input of the receiver can be expressed as product of the first section signal envelope and the second section signal envelope. For such system model, average level crossing rate (LCR) for the case when radio relay system of the first section operates over Nakagami-m fading environment and second section operates over k-μ fading environment is obtained. Wireless relay system with two sections in the presence of non-linear α-μ fading channel is than taken into consideration. Moreover, radio relay system with two sections in the presence of multipath fading and interference is also considered. LCR of the ratio of the product of two k-μ random processes and k-μ random process is calculated. Finally, LCR of the ratio of Rician random process and product of two Rician random processes is obtained. Wireless communication system with two inputs SSC diversity receiver operating over correlated multipath η-μ fading in the presence of interference is than considered. Joint probability density function and joint distribution cumulative function of the ratios of signal to interference at inputs of SSC receivers are calculated. By using obtained expressions for probability density function (PDF), average bit error probability (ABER) for different coherent and non-coherent modulation schemes is obtained while by using derived cumulative distribution function (CDF), outage probability (OP) is obtained. At the end of doctoral dissertation, macrodiversity system with macrodiversity SSC receiver and two microdiversity SC receivers operating over Gamma shadowed multipath fading channel is proposed. In one case Nakagami-m multipath fading channel is considered while in the second case k-μ multipath fading is considered. System performances of the proposed system are derived and numerical results are graphically presented and discusse